Shooting for The beach
Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio and a herd of elephants are among the characters in a high-stakes drama unfolding on the beaches of southern Thailand and on hastily constructed movie sets in neighbouring Malaysia.

Meanwhile
Mamata mystery: Mamata Banerjee's mystifying demand for the Railways portfolio seems to be rooted more in the petty politics of the Trinamool Congress than a genuine desire for the job.